Redbook:U.S. Retail Sales First Week of December fell 5.2% versus November; U.S. Retail Sales First of Week December fell 5.2% versus November; U.S. Retail Sales First of Week December rose 1.2% versus December Year-Ago; U.S. Retail Sales rose 1.2% Week Ending December 5 versus Year Ago; U.S. Retail Sales Fall 5.2% First Week Of December versus November; National Chain Store sales fell 5.2% in the first week of the month versus November; compared to consensus of a decrease by 4.3%; Johnson Redbook Index showed seasonally adjusted sales rose 1.2% from last year; compared consensus of a 2.1% increase; Retailers called last week's black Friday a lull; they expect close to the same for the Christmas season.

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:Euro 0.6802 U.S. Dollars 1.4701Japanese Yen 88.3500 to U.S. Dollars 0.0113British Pound 0.6139 to U.S. Dollars 1.6289Canadian Dollar 1.0636 to U.S. Dollars 0.9402Swiss Franc 1.0270 to U.S. Dollars 0.9737